Date:04/02/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/02/04/stories/2005020401221700.htm

Back In the sands of time

Parth Sanyal

Workers offload sand from a truck near a construction site in Kolkata on Thursday. Many sand traders excavate much more than what is permitted from the river-beds in West Bengal. Studies have shown that this could have a negative impact on the river's hydrological balance and aid seismic activity as well.